History Recap / BreakingBad

Walt's worst nightmare comes true once Hank realises his own brother-in-law is the infamous Heisenberg he's been hunting for nearly two years. To make matters worse, Jesse turns against Walt upon discovering a horrible truth and teams up with Hank to take him down. Meanwhile, a gang of Neo-Nazis, who were hired by Walt on a previous venture, end up hitting him in the heart by taking over the meth business for themselves. As Walt reaches his DarkestHour when both his family and empire start crumbling apart, what will he do to emerge victorious, one final time?

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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[{{Tagline}} All hail the King.]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[GrandFinale Remember]] [[TagLine my name.]]'']]

-->--'''Walter White'''

-->--'''Hank Schrader'''

Walt's worst nightmare comes true once Hank realises his own brother-in-law is the infamous Heisenberg he's been hunting for nearly two years. To make matters worse, Jesse turns against Walt upon discovering a horrible truth and teams up with Hank to take him down. Meanwhile, a gang of Neo-Nazis, who were hired by Walt on a previous venture, take over the meth business for themselves and eventually hit him right in the heart. As Walt reaches his DarkestHour when both his family and empire start crumbling apart at once, what will he do to emerge victorious, one final time?

# "Good Cop, Bad Cop": Hank and Marie try for some sexy roleplay on Valentine's Day only for the session to quickly derail into an argument.

# "Tiger Trouble? Better Call Saul!": If the tiger that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial you definitely don't own]] has landed you in some legal hot water, there's only one man to call!

Walt's worst nightmare comes true once Hank realises his own brother-in-law is the infamous Heisenberg he's been hunting for nearly two years. To make matters worse, Jesse turns against Walt upon discovering a horrible truth, and teams up with Hank to take him down. Meanwhile, a gang of Neo-Nazis, that were hired by Walt on a previous venture, take over the meth business for themselves, and eventually hit him right in the heart. As Walt reaches his DarkestHour when both his family and empire start crumbling apart at once, what will he do to emerge victorious, one final time?

Walt's worst nightmare comes true once Hank realises his own brother-in-law is the infamous Heisenberg he's been hunting for nearly two years. To make matters worse, Jesse turns against Walt upon discovering a horrible truth, and teams up with Hank to take him down. Meanwhile, a gang of Neo-Nazis that were associated with Walt take over the meth business for themselves, and eventually hit Walt right in the heart. As he reaches his DarkestHour when both his family and empire start crumbling apart at the same time, what will he do to emerge victorious one final time?

[[caption-width-right:300:''♫ I like fate in the lion's cage\\
And wait for my time to come... ♫'']]

Walt's worst nightmare comes true once Hank realises his own brother-in-law is the infamous Heisenberg he's been hunting for nearly two years. To make matters worse, Jesse turns against Walt upon discovering a horrible truth, and teams up with Hank to take him down. Meanwhile, a gang of Neo-Nazis that Walt knows from the season's previous half take over the meth business for themselves, and eventually hit Walt right in the heart. As Walter White reaches his DarkestHour when both his family and empire start crumbling apart at the same time, what will he do to emerge victorious one final time?

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# "Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short": Todd builds a custom snowglobe to impress his crush Lydia.

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* "Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short": Todd builds a custom snowglobe to impress his crush Lydia.

# "[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E16Felina Felina]]"[[note]] Anagram of [[SeriesFinale "Finale"]] or an initialism for Fe: Iron, Li: Lithium, Na: Sodium, or a ShoutOut to the song, El Paso, by Marty Robbins[[/note]]: Walt returns to New Mexico to make amends with his family, secure his children's financial future, and settle the score with his enemies.

# "[[Recap/BreakingBadS3E3IFT I. F. T.]][[note]]"I fucked Ted."[[/note]]": Skyler must contend with Walt forcing himself back into her home. If she can't drive him away, she'll make his life miserable in whatever way she can. Gus is concerned about the Salamancas throwing their weight around. Hank deals with his issues about returning to El Paso in an unhealthy way.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[{{Tagline}} Unstable. Volatile. Dangerous.]] [[DysfunctionJunction And that's just the chemistry.]]'']]

# "[[Recap/BreakingBadS2E7NegroYAzul Negro Y Azul]]"[[note]]Spanish For "Black and Blue"[[/note]]: Walt wants to use Heisenberg's newfound notoriety to expand their operation. Hank tries to adjust to his new position at the El Paso DEA. Skyler gets a job to pay for Walt's bills.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[ArcWords Change]] [[TagLine [the] equation.]]'']]
->''"You see, technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change: Electrons change their energy levels. Molecules change their bonds. Elements combine and change into compounds. But that’s all of life, right? It’s the constant, it’s the cycle. It’s solution, dissolution. Just over and over and over. It is growth, then decay, then transformation."''

# "[[Recap/BreakingBadS1E1Pilot Pilot]]"[[note]] Titled Breaking Bad on physical releases [[/note]]: After discovering how lucrative cooking meth can be, Walt and Jesse form a partnership and take their first uneasy steps into making drugs and money.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine All becomes]] [[{{Pun}} crystal clear.]]'']]

At first, Walt and Jesse find themselves at the mercy of a psychotic druglord named Tuco Salamanca. After managing to escape with their lives, Walt intends to fill the power vacuum left in New Mexico's drug industry following Tuco's demise. As they stand to make even greater gains in their illegal enterprise, however, the personal cost for selling meth begins to hit Walt and Jesse where it truly hurts, as Walt's home life begins to fall apart and Jesse learns all too well of the dangers of overstepping one's boundaries in a deadly game where one misstep can prove fatal...

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Unstable. Volatile. Dangerous.]] [[DysfunctionJunction And that's just the chemistry.]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine WARNING:]] [[DoubleMeaningTitle Extremely Volatile]]'']]
->''"I am not in danger, Skyler, I '''am''' the danger! A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No... I am '''the one who knocks!'''"''

->''"No more half measures, Walter."''